A/N: What up! What up! I'm backk!~ ;9 haha. wow, I was in a bad mood yesterday :/ I can't believe Shugo chara the anime is over! :O haha. I was planning on writing a long ass a/n about the ending but now.. I just dont care any more :/ but I was disappointed.. BUT! at least we still have the manga! ;) and if you want to know what I thought go to my homepage xP I wrote a long ass post lol I was pissed man o.o And also I heard rumors about a new season .. oh lord. T.T idunno :/ whatever, I'll consider it- if they do :)
But, now finally! T.T Chapter 10! Here it is! XDD Haha sorry about the long break =.=" i was .. doing .. things.. haha. yeahh~ I failed. =.=" but! i want to thank those who reviewed the last chapter a/n :) they were all lovely and supportive! thank you! :)
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I had a feeling I was going to regret agreeing to this.
And how right I was.
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Anonymous
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Chapter 10
"Because everything happens for a reason."
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Walking across the street, Ikuto hung his head. He watched his feet step forward while his mind was filled with endless thoughts, crowding his brain that it irritated him so much. He rubbed his forehead, and then proceeded to wipe his entire face, trying to remove the tense feeling that was going though him.
'What the fuck?' he thought, sliding his hands into his pockets, his eyes reopening. He looked up at the sky, which was a dim shaded pink that surrounded the half-lifted sun.
Pink.
He stopped a scowl by biting his lower lip, feeling his eyes narrow.
Oh, screw this!He shook his head. His eyes hurriedly glared at the ground, quickly avoiding the bright heavens that only reminded him of the feeling he was trying to discard at the moment. Finally with a sigh, Ikuto continued to walk, speeding up his pace.
For the rest of the way home, he did not dare look up at the sky again.
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Upon reaching the front door of his house, Ikuto turned the knob of the front door, stepping in quietly, and then loudly slammed the door shut. He stopped, stood motionlessly behind the door while stuffing his hands into his jean pockets, silently waiting.
He pursed his lips. 5, 4, 3, 2—
"IKUTO!"
1.
"Where the hell has your dumb ass been at?"
Running down the stairs, Utau shouted at her older brother, who just causally removed his jacket, throwing it at her face and said, "Hello to you, too."
"Ikutooo~!" she complained, making a face at him. She threw his jacket dismissively to the floor.
"Ugh. I didn't come home just to hear you whine, okay?" Ikuto retorted, heating up in irritation.
"Roar," said Utau, hinting his mood. "What's up your ass?"
He chuckled darkly. His face hardened while he glared intensely at her. "My foot is gonna be up your ass, if you don't shut up."
"Okay, okay. What's your problem?" questioned Utau. A faded smile couldn't help but be in place. She found her brother's exasperation amusing. Roughly pushing pass her, Ikuto sat himself down on the sofa, his voice clear of apathy.
"Right now, you," he answered, twisting the truth.
"And before me?" Utau quickly caught up. He groaned, completely annoyed.
Utau wound her way around the couch, sitting herself beside him, and started poking him but he simply ignored her. Moments later, she finally gave up, turning away causally with a frown upon her lips.
"Well, you obviously don't want to talk and I'm not going to force anything out of you," she calmly told him, but deep inside, she was hurt by his coldness, though stubbornly refused to show it.
"Good," replied Ikuto, relieved. Utau continued to watch him with a frown, sensing his mood wasn't the normal I'm-pissed-leave-me-the-hell-alone kind of response. It seemed to be a bit…off. Timidly, she leaned forward until her forehead soon made contact with Ikuto's shoulder. To her surprise, he didn't push her away like the many times he did before, especially in this mood. A sigh escaped her lips in relief, while her face continued to bury deeper against his shoulder, his scent filling her nostrils. Ikuto still made no motion to push her away.
"Mom called," she suddenly muttered, quietly against his shoulder.
"Hmm," was all that came out of him. He gazed up at the white ceiling, thinking, 'And I care?'
It was as if she read his mind. "I know you don't care but..." Her voice faded at the next part. "We should—"
"No," he interrupted, his voice cold as ice, causing Utau to bite her lip at the bitterness of his tone. She quickly straightened herself, moving away from him. Her eyes started to burn and her vision became blurry. She was in thoughtful silence.
Why does everything have to change?
She remembered the time when she and her brother were close, when it was only the two of them, side by side. Until everything changed, for the good and the bad. Their relationship grew awkward and apart. He had been very distant and uninterested in anything. It just made Utau mad and sad, knowing he was hiding something…his feelings.
She wanted to change that.
"Well," she said, grimly, her face turning to glare at Ikuto, who was facing the opposite way, avoiding eye contact. Her eyes narrowed in anger.
'Why?' she inquired, 'why is he always like this?' Her mind was blowing up in wonder, feeling her fingers clutched into tight fists. A shaky sigh left her lips.
Without any warning, Ikuto stood up. Utau also jumped up, meeting his gaze. She stood immobile, her fiery violet eyes boring in his sapphire ones.
"Utau," he spoke, his voice showing no emotion. They stood in silence for a moment.
The first to speak was Utau, her voice thick with sadness. "I've been thinking and I've decided that…" Her eyes were downcast, tears welling up in her eyes but she quickly shook her head.
Let go.
'It's the only way.' She convinced to herself. With tears in her eyes, her head held high, her voice echoed throughout the room with a loud clear tone.
"I'm going back home."
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I hate this... Argh!
Amu shook her head violently, trying to shake away the wandering thoughts in her head. She had never been so spaced out in her life—it was somewhat painful, being eaten away by her thoughts, slowly taking her more—
"Amu!" someone called, snapping at her.
Startled, she peered around her empty living room in bewilderment, finding a petite girl staring up at her, looking bored.
The girl was covered head to toe in a gorgeous royal gold gown with slashed sleeves. It was tight at the waist, becoming loose as it proceeded down to floor length, flowing widely. She had a headband with a little golden bow, matching nicely with her long blond hair. Upon her face, a golden designed mask covered the top half of her features, shining in the dimmed light. Underneath it, dark amber color orbs stared intently at the pink headed girl who stood before her.
Amu finally sighed. "Rima."
"What took you so long?" asked Rima, her eyes also questioning.
"Hmm, it took me a while to put it on," said Amu, pointing at the gown which was beneath a black cloak.
"And a cloak?" questioned Rima, arching her eyebrow. Amu smiled in guilt.
"It's cold out," she reasoned. Rima rolled her eyes from under her mask, her head bobbing to the side. But she then nodded.
"Hmm…oh!" she suddenly exclaimed, alarming Amu, who stared at her. Unaware of the puzzled expression given by Amu, Rima reached into her hand bag, pulling out a white mask. Amu stared at it, noticing its designs: pink and sliver glitter shined in the light, forming the difficult design. Diamonds stones framed the whole mask, while pink little rocks created a prefect shaped heart on the corner of the right eye. It was simple, but the most exquisite accessory Amu had ever seen. Rima handed it to her.
Amu continued to stare, slightly dazed. "Huh?" Rima's eyes cleared. She urged the object to her once again. Amu was unsure for some reason, but took it anyways. She stared at the fragile looking mask in her hand.
"It's real diamonds," said Rima, her tone so nonchalant that Amu stumbled. She reached forward and barely caught the expensive mask in the air. She sighed in relief. Rima's expression did not change.
She glanced at her phone to know the time. She smiled. Next thing they both heard was a faded beep that came from outside. Bright lights streamed in through the window. A black car was parked outside the driveway, waiting.
"Let's go!" exclaimed Rima, grasping Amu's hand. Both hurried towards the door. Amu smiled, rolling her eyes. Rima was excited and deep down inside, Amu was too.
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I've decided that... I'm going back home.
"What's troubling you?"
He chuckled bitterly.
Why?
Loud noises could be heard inside the room, voices laughing and talking, bodies dancing to the music. A blue headed boy stood against the wall, grinning faintly. He did not turn or reply to the questioning voice; he had no obligation to. He just stood there like a perfect statue with his deep azure eyes narrowed, which were beneath a black mask. His expression was dull and uninterested. He stood tall at the height of 5'11" (A/N: that's actually he's real height haha, at first I just guess but then I looked it up and I was right! Haha :P), overflowing in black, a cross necklace dangling from his neck.
What a mystery he was.
Beside him was a red headed boy, who was only a few inches shorter than him. His expression was also disguised under a mask but the green eyes glowed with curiosity. He suddenly grinned widely.
The russet-haired teen spoke firmly, "You know," He leaned back against the wall, "a mask can't always hide your true feelings." He gazed toward the lifeless boy, watching for the any change in his face. His lips did not even twist in bitter humor. But he continued with a determine grin. "A mask will only be a faint expression…the eyes can tell a lot…" Still nothing. He suddenly became serious, his eyes gleamed intently. "…but you, I have to say, is unreadable."
This suddenly awoke the rigid boy, his dull eyes coming to life. He chuckled again, although shortly.
"And you're stupid," he finally replied, vexation coloring his tone. The emerald-eyed boy, turned back swiftly.
"Am I?" he challenged, his grin returning, opened the door and then disappearing in the crowd, leaving the blue-haired male deep in his thoughts.
For your sake…
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"I'll be right back~!" Amu mimicked in an irritated tone, her hands on her hips. "Stupid Rima," she huffed.
Amu was inside the school's gym, finally at the Homecoming Dance. Everything was going well...
Until Rima ditched her for her date. 'Very kind of you, Rima.'
Annoyed of the situation, she decided to blow off some steam by walking around the edges of the gym's floor, like an endless maze, engrossed in her thoughts. Unaware of anything, she paced slowly, enjoying the quietness in her thoughts. However, she was too busy to see someone was in her way, making her bump into him/her hard, so hard that she was pushed back and lost her balance, but someone caught her hand in time.
"I'm sor—" she quickly tried to apologize, but stopped mid-sentence when she finally saw who she bumped into, her eyes widening.
A boy in black with an expressionless mask, his lips slightly parted, met her gaze in astonishment. He couldn't stop himself from feeling surprised at what stood in front of him. The girl was different from the other girls in here. She was dazzling and so angelic that she could've came straight from heaven. Her white gown stood out quickly, like she was hoping for attraction, but what caught his eyes were her orbs beneath the mask, sweet honey pools melting him.
"Sorry," Amu finished, dazed. Her cheeks flamed as she stared into an azure summer day sky and never planned to look away. His hand was still gripping hers; it felt warm and soft. The blue-eyed boy opened his mouth to speak but he was interrupted.
"It's been a while," said a female voice. Both were brought back to reality, unwillingly tearing their stare.
"Ikuto."
Amu's eyes widened.
Standing behind them with her chin held high was Saaya. Her ruby red dress and hair flowed as she stepped toward them.
"Saaya," Ikuto blankly stated, slowly unwrapping his fingers from Amu's hand. He stepped toward her as well.
She smirked. "I see you found something else to fuck with," she said harshly. Ikuto felt his hand ball up into a fist. She was the last person he wanted to deal with right now.
"That has nothing to do with you, Saaya, and that's far behind me," Ikuto snapped, distaste in his voice.
She laughed, grinning wickedly. "Oh, really? So Ikuto let go of his ways, the badass player who was crushed and mortified during his break up and—"
"What do you want?" he intervened. She laughed once again.
"Isn't it obvious?" Her grin went up even further. She stepped closer to him, too close for comfort. "You."
This time, Ikuto was the one to laugh. "What happened to your blond prince?" he harshly taunted. Saaya rolled her eyes, her grin still intact.
"He got boring." She wrapped her arms around his neck. He swiftly pushed her away. She smirked.
"Aw, didn't Ikuto miss me?" she fake pouted. Ikuto shook his head, now annoyed.
"Listen, Saaya," Ikuto started. "I hope you're not thinking that we will ever be something again, because it's over. Done. No more." He was losing his cool. She took this as an advantage.
"Oh, so now what? Going to fuck around with that trash? I really doubt you're done with that, knowing you and all," she backfired. Ikuto's eyes turned to slits.
He clutched her hand. She smirked at the contact. "Don't put her in this. I don't even know her."
"So typical of you," she sang.
Ikuto was reaching his limit. "What do you know?"
Saaya laughed without humor. "Well, all I know is that Cinderella decided to leave early."
Ikuto froze. He removed his hand for hers, look away to search for her and found that the girl was gone.
'Where did she go?' he thought. He was too busy confronting Saaya that he completely forgot about her.
Before he could walk away and look for her, Saaya seized his hand, her body now against him.
"Now you listen, Ikuto," she cooed, her other hand slowly tracing his cheek. He flinched away. She grinned, her lips brushing his ear. "You will be mine again." And with that, she released him. She laughed darkly. "Good luck finding your Rag Girl," she hissed and then walked away, smirking devilishly.
Disregarding this, Ikuto hastily scanned the horde of people on the dance floor.
He hurried into the crowd.
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Ikuto…
Amu ran through the tight space in the gym, meandering her way through the mob of teens.
That cannot be true!
She abruptly halted, finding the person she was looking for and tried to get her attention as she yelled, "Rima!"
Right when she shouted her name, Rima looked up, confused. She stepped away from a long-haired boy, who was smiling gently. Rima's expression softened when she finally saw Amu.
"Nagihiko," she sweetly said, "wait there, please." She smiled, but her charming expression vanished as she strolled toward a breathless Amu. She glared sharply.
"What?" snapped Rima. She pulled Amu to the side so they were out of view.
"I-Ikuto," she panted, "S-Saaya" Rima raised her brow in perplexity. "What?"
"I-I—" Amu tried to swallow. Her heart raced. She remembered it so clearly. Bumping into Ikuto wasn't the only thing that shocked her but the feeling that rushed through her. This was the last thing she would ever want. She wanted to leave.
"I've got to go. Now!" she hollered, scurrying away to the back door. Rima blinked.
"But, but how?" Rima shouted back at her. Amu shook her head.
"I don't know!" she said frankly. And she was out the door.
She continued through the back exit door, dragging her heavy dress with her. She ran into the school's garden. She stopped, breathing deeply. She gawked at the bright full moon, its lights making school's water fountain shimmer. She exhaled, shaking uncontrollably.
'Why do I feel like this with Ikuto?' she questioned herself. She glanced to the side. 'Why?'
"Hey," a deep and quiet voice greeted. Amu stiffened. 'No.'
Stepping into the moon's light, Ikuto stood tall and pale. His black mask was gone, his hands in his pockets. She turned making her dress twirl as she glared at him warily.
"Hi," she said slowly. Her breathing was fast. Ikuto stepped toward her, causing Amu to step back as she tried to avoid him.
"Well, I need to go." She turned on her heel, but was prevented by Ikuto's hand grabbing her wrist. Her eyes widened at the sudden and unsuspected action. He turned her around to face him.
"Let go!" she shouted, struggling in his iron hold. His eyes glowed intensely.
"Are you…?" he whispered, now shoving his other hand into his pocket, pulling out a shiny object in his hand. Amu clamped her mouth shut, tasting blood on her tongue.
Her key bracelet was only inches away from her reach in Ikuto's hand. He leaned forward, his hand brushing against her flushed neck. Her honey eyes met with his midnight blue ones.
Ikuto's fingers continued to gently sweep her neck, brushing the white ribbon hanging around her neck and then the gold lock.
"The lock…" And then he put two and two together. The key and lock.
Amu could no longer press her lips together any harder. She opened her lips to speak. But Ikuto interrupted.
With his lips.
Amu's eyes went wide as Ikuto pressed his lips urgently against hers. And for some weak and pathetic reason that she swore that she will soon kill herself for because…
She was kissing him back.
"Maybe you were just afraid. Knowing you were miles away, from the place where you needed to be and that's right here with me."
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A/N: LOL? umm ...o.o ...yeah...you know it will be funny if I ended up dying and left it like this, lol. That will be fucked up :) .. T.T .. Well until next update! I hope you all looking forward into one fucked up ride! haha. In the next chapter. yeah! :D
E/N:OOOOMMMMGGGGG *O* DIAMOND-CHAN IS BACK IN ACTION! :DDD And sorry to you readers because she originally had this finished on Monday. Things got in the way so I couldn't finish until today T.T Sorry… But I hoped you enjoyed this chapter because I sure did ^.^ I think I'm lucky since I get to read it before you guys ;D Haha, be jealous! xD Just kidding~ But welcome Diamond-chan back with cookies, Ikuto plushies, etc, and of course REVIEWS~! :D Be sure to give a long review because she deserves it (: And be sure to say what your favorite part of the chapter was ~.^
A/N: LOL, I also hope you all enjoy this chapter :) cause it took me forever! 2 months =.=" also err oh yeah! XD Well I have to say this or else .. I can't remember o.o ANYHOW! Well I made a bet that I will get straight As in school and well I failed! =.= yeahh. My grades weren't err pretty.. So I lost a bet to a 11 year old! LOL there you go Snowii, happy? :) But I have to say shes wayy to smart to be a 11 year old ._. yeahh. T.T
Song: End - Fly With Me: Jonas Brothers (haha. yeah yeah :P) Well, now don't forget to review! :P and thanks for all your paients and support! :) I love you all! :DD
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